Vehicle-standard.



L. P. FRY.

VEHlCLE STANDARD.

APPLICATION FILED JUNE 2,1917.

'1,Q60,179.- Patented Mar. 19,1918.

ATTO R N EY LOUIS P. FRY, 0F HORSE SHOE BEND, IDAHO.

VEHICLE-STANDARD.

Application filed June 2, 1917.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, LoUIs P. FRY, a citizen of the United States,residing at Horse Shoe Bend, in the county of Boise and State of Idaho,have invented new and useful Improvements in Vehicle-Standards, of whichthe following is a specification.

This invention relates to carriages and wagons, and more especially tostandards; and the object of the same is to produce an improved foldablestandard pivotally connected with the end of the bolster and adapted tobe folded down onto the same when loading and unloading, or to be stoodupright and braced in upright position to carry the load.

Particularly the invention is applicable to logging vehicles such aswagons, sleds, and the like, where heavy logs would have to be liftedcompletely over the upper ends of rigid standards in order to put thefirst row or layer onto the bolsters or to unload them therefrom, andmuch of the labor of lifting is of course saved if the standards can befolded down out of the way. Furthermore, the bolsters are usually ofwood, and theend of the grain is exposed to the elements, and byprotecting such end with metal the life of the bolster is increased.

The invention is simple of construction, cheap of manufacture, easy ofapplication, and reliable in use. Details will be found in the followingspecification, and reference is made to the accompanying drawings where-1n:

Figure 1 is a perspective view of a bolster showing a standard of thischaracter at one end in its upright position, and a similar standard atthe other end in its inactive position.

Fig. 2 is an enlarged end elevation of a bolster with this improvedstandard applied thereto and in its upright position.

Fig. 3 is a detail of a slight modification in which the sleeve entirelysurrounds the extremity of the bolster.

In the drawings the letter B is used to designate the bolster. Whilethis is the element which usually overlies the axle of a vehicle andcarries upstanding stakes or standards at its extremities, I use theterm bolster in the present instance as defining such an elementalthough it may be part of a logging sled: in fact, it might be ahorizontal element lying across the running gear of a logging car suchas travels upon rails. Whatever the character of the Specification ofLetters Batent.

Patented Mar.19,1918.

Serial No. 172,462.

vehicle by means of which logs are transported, it is obvious that ifthis transverse bolster or element have stakes or standards risingrigidly from its extremities, the logs must be raised high enough to belifted over these stakes in loading, and again raised high enough to belifted over the stakes in unloading. If the logs are rather small, thesame difficulty occurs in loading and unloading the second row. Thirdand subsequent rows must of course be lifted high enough to be piled onthe other rows, but the load does not always rise that high. For sake oflightness and availability, bolsters are usually made of wood, and whatmight be said to be a secondary object of my invention is to protect theextremities and the ends of the grain of bolsters from the weather.

With these preliminary statements, a specific description of theinvention follows. Referring now to the drawings, the numeral 1designates a sheath or sleeve which is secured to each end of thebolster. Figs. 1 and 2 show this sheath composed of two upright sidesand a flat top plate, and in Fig. 3 it is shown as carried completelyaround beneath the bolster so that it becomes a sleevein fact, its outerend may be closed as shown at 2 so that it is a metal ferrule completelyprotecting the end of the wooden bolster from the elements. In anyconstruction, the sleeve has upright flanges 3 at its sides and at itsinner end, and an upstanding lip 4 at its top and at its outer end. Asingle bolt 5 passes transversely through the side walls of the sleeveand through the bolster, and if the parts be accurately fitted I findthis bolt alone is sufiicient to hold the sleeve on the wooden bolster.

The standard of my invention is of strap metal bent upon itself into asubstantially inverted U-shaped body 10, the side arms of which near thebend 11 at the upper end stand rather close to each other, but at thelower end of the body these side arms are separated so that they maypass down alongside the sleeve as seen in Fig. l, and at their lowerends they are pivotally mounted on the ends of the bolt 5 under its headand nut. The length of the standard is such as may be required for theuses to which it is to be put. WVhen it stands upright it rests againstthe flanges 3: when not in Working position it is turned downward andoutward, and hangs from the sleeve entirely bolt *5.

locked in place as before.

Thus is provided a foldable standard esout of the way so that it doesnot interfere with the loading or unloading of logs or the like.

For holding this standard in upright or working .position, a latch isprovided. This is a toggle lever comprising an upper link 20 whose upperend is mounted on a pivot 21 through the arms of the standard where theystand rather close to each other, and a lower link 22 whose lowerextremity is preferably beveled as at 23 and stands inside the lip 1when the toggle is in active the midlength of this toggle, the obviouspurpose being to provide at this point a guard of that character whichsustains the two links when the toggle is straightened out "between itsupper pivot 21 and the engagement of its beveled lower end on the top ofthe sleeve.

This device is applied to the end of the bolster as first suggestedabove, by slipping the sleeve over the same and putting in the The armsof the bolster-body are passed astride the sleeve, and the bolt ispassed through holes in their lower ends,so that the bolt serves as thepivot for the bolster. The toggle-lever latching mechanism is pivoted at21 to this bolster near its upper end, and when this bolster is put inplace,

the lower end of the toggle is drawn over the lip l and falls onto thetop of the sleeve behind it, whenever the bolster is stood upright-thusthe same is automatically latched in its upright position and it isimpossible to turn it outward to inactive position without firsttripping theintermediate pivot of a toggle lever. This can be done byinserting any suitable tool over the outer edge of one of the arms andbehind the intermediate pivot of the toggle, and then prying in a mannerwhich will be clear. Now the pressure of the load behind or inside thebolster will automatically turn it outward, and if not it may be movedoutward by hand. After the logs have been roll-ed 'ofl the bolster downthe skids, or after they have been loaded onto the bolster, the standardis returned to its upright position and 'pecia lly adapted for use onloggin vehicles, and whereby the several objects first set forth aboveare accomplished. I prefer to make all parts of metal in order that theyshall be proof against the trying climatic conditions in which they areusually employed, and to give them greater strength and durability.

What is claimed as new is 1. The combination with a vehicle bolster, anda sleeve on its end having outstanding flanges along its sides; of astandard forked at its lower end and passing astride said sleeve, apivot bolt through the fork-arms and'the sleeve and bolster at'a pointto permit the latter to rest against said flanges when it standsupright, and means for holding it in such position or permitting it toturn outward.

2. The combination with a vehicle bolster, and a sleeve on'its endhaving outstanding flanges along its sides; of a standard forked at itslower end and passing astride said sleeve, a pivot bolt through thefork-arms and the sleeve and bolster at a point to permit the latter torest against said flanges when it stands upright, a toggle leverconsisting of two links connected by a knuckle joint, a pivot connectingthe upper end of the upper link to the standard near its u per portion,and means ,on the top of the sleeve near its outer end for engaging thelower end of the lower link, for the purpose set forth.

3. In a device-of the class'desc-ribed, the

combination with a sleeve mounted on the end of a bolster and havinganupstanding lip at the outer end of its upper side; of a forkedstandard passing astride and pivoted at its lower end to the sides ofsaid sleeve, means on thepsleeve for holding the standard when it israised to upright position, and a toggle lever whose upper end ispivoted to the standard near its upper portion and Whose lower end isbeveled andrests on said sleeve inside its lip, said lever consisting oftwo links pivoted to each other at theirmeeting ends, and a finger onone link overlying the other and engaging the same when the links standin substantial alinement.

4:. In a device of the class described, the combination with a sleevemounted on the end of a bolster and having an upstanding lip at theouter end of its upper side; of a forked standard passing astrideandpivoted at its lower end to the sides of said sleeve, means on thesleeve for holding the standard when it is raised to upright position,and a toggle *lever whose upper end is pivoted to the standard near itsupper portion and whose lower end is beveled and'rests on said sleeveinside its lip.

In testimony whereof I my signature.

LOUIS r. "FRY. 1

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